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• Iran marks anniversary of failed US rescue attempt (AP)
• Chilean cardinal pledges full abuse investigation (AP)
• Torpedo blast likely sank warship: SKorea minister (AP)
• Hamas releases cartoon about captured Israeli (AP)
• Hungary's center-right Fidesz wins 2/3 majority (AP)
• Taliban Ousted, Pakistan's Swat Valley Still Longs for Islamic Justice (Time.com)
• Vatican says 'case closed' in gaffe over pope's visit (AFP)
• Sudan: scores dead in clashes in south Darfur (AP)
• Mexican army kills 5 attackers in northern town (AP)
• EU observers 'concerned' about Sudan vote count (AFP)
• Taiwan president, opposition leader clash in TV debate (AFP)
• Serb mayor says U.S. lacks courage to help reunite Bosnia (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Rwanda crackdown: Human Rights Watch researcher denied visa (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Is Rwanda's Hero Becoming Its Oppressor? (Time.com)
• Co-op Proves that the Poor Can Eat Organic, Too (OneWorld.net)

Iran marks anniversary of failed US rescue attempt (AP) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:40 PM PDT AP - Hundreds of Iranians on Sunday marked the 30th anniversary of a failed U.S. military operation to rescue American hostages in Tehran, with prayers and words of defiance for Washington.

Chilean cardinal pledges full abuse investigation (AP) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 01:07 PM PDT AP - A top Roman Catholic official in Chile acknowledged in a letter Sunday that he suspended an investigation into alleged abuses by a priest because he was looking for more evidence.

Torpedo blast likely sank warship: SKorea minister (AP) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 10:09 AM PDT AP - An explosion caused by a torpedo likely tore apart and sank a South Korean warship near the North Korean border, Seoul's defense minister said Sunday, while declining to assign blame for the blast as suspicion increasingly falls on Pyongyang.

Hamas releases cartoon about captured Israeli (AP) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 12:40 PM PDT AP - Hamas released an animated film Sunday bearing a grisly message for Israel: If it doesn't meet the Islamic militant group's demands, an Israeli soldier it has held for nearly four years could return home in a coffin.

Hungary's center-right Fidesz wins 2/3 majority (AP) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 01:52 PM PDT AP - Hungary's center-right Fidesz party, led by Viktor Orban, a former prime minister who promised to restore "law and order" and pull Hungary out of recession, won a two-thirds parliamentary majority on Sunday, the National Election Office said.

Taliban Ousted, Pakistan's Swat Valley Still Longs for Islamic Justice (Time.com) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:30 PM PDT Time.com - Last summer's war may have cleansed the area of the Taliban but it also brought back Pakistan's slow-moving judicial system, much to the chagrin of the locals

Vatican says 'case closed' in gaffe over pope's visit (AFP) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:42 PM PDT AFP - The Vatican moved Sunday to calm the waters after a British official document suggested the pope should open an abortion clinic and bless a gay marriage during his visit later this year.

Sudan: scores dead in clashes in south Darfur (AP) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:28 PM PDT AP - Clashes in Darfur between Arab nomads and south Sudan's army along the country's volatile north-south border have left dozens dead and more wounded, Sudanese officials said Sunday.

Mexican army kills 5 attackers in northern town (AP) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 04:05 PM PDT AP - Mexican soldiers killed five men in a shootout with assailants near the northern city of Monterrey and detained six police officers on suspicion of helping the attackers, the military said Sunday.

EU observers 'concerned' about Sudan vote count (AFP) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:41 PM PDT AFP - European Union election monitors said on Sunday they were concerned about the manual compilation of ballots by Sudan's election commission, saying it could undermine the transparency of the polls.

Taiwan president, opposition leader clash in TV debate (AFP) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 04:02 PM PDT AFP - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou and the leader of the island's main opposition party Sunday held their first televised debate on a proposed trade pact with mainland China.

Serb mayor says U.S. lacks courage to help reunite Bosnia (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 10:21 AM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - FOCA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — During the 3-{ year Bosnian war in the 1990s, Foca was one of the darkest stains on the map of atrocities.

Rwanda crackdown: Human Rights Watch researcher denied visa (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 12:35 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The government of President Paul Kagame has denied a work visa to a foreign researcher with Human Rights Watch, a sign of a broader Rwanda crackdown against political opponents and critics, human rights activists say.

Is Rwanda's Hero Becoming Its Oppressor? (Time.com) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:30 PM PDT Time.com - An arrest and several quiet defections have many observers fearing that a crackdown against the opposition is in the works

Co-op Proves that the Poor Can Eat Organic, Too (OneWorld.net) Posted: 25 Apr 2010 04:28 PM PDT OneWorld.net - CUENCA, Ecuador, Apr 25 (IPS) - "There is no reason why we poor people have to eat badly," says Ecuadorian farmer Juan Anguisaca. "It's not true that organic products have to be expensive. They can be profitable and within the reach of the poor," Rodrigo Aucay adds.

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